Attenuate DB for use in a flat

There are practice mutes to install to the bridge.
Should work also in b flat.

R2

 

Lemur music sells a rubber practice mute. I have one and it is effective at reducing volume for arco practice. However, my wife can still hear it in the bedroom since the low frequency vibration will always find a way to move to another room through the floor.

You probably need a muting device and something very dense (like a block of concrete) to put under your bass on to stop the vibration.

kevin

 

If you have a cat, you might want to pass on the sandbox idea.

 

When I was a student sharing a small house with a bunch of grumpy late-sleepers, I erected a practice booth in my room. I was primarily a jazz player, and couldn't deal with the feel of a muted bass. So I hung up moving blankets on the walls in a corner, then strung ropes and continued them around to make a little cube, barely larger than me and the bass. Moving blankets are very thick and heavy; you can get them in the states for $15-20 each. I put a heavy towel under the endpin. Above me was attic, so I didn't need to do anything there, though you could easily cover the ceiling. The sound that escaped was maybe 25% of normal. Summers were difficult, though...